OTTAWA - Canada’s deputy chief public health officer says the Toronto Blue Jays’ return to Canadian soil is “trending in a very good direction.”Dr. Howard Njoo says there has been “a lot of good back-and-forth” between the Blue Jays organization and the government over the team’s application for a so-called “National Interest Exemption” to Canada’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. The Blue Jays’ last game at Rogers Centre was on Sept. 29, 2019, an 8-3 win over Tampa Bay. That left the Blue Jays scrambling to find a solution just days before the season opener. This season, the Blue Jays started play at their spring training facility in Dunedin, Fla., before returning to Buffalo’s Sahlen Field on June 1. The Blue Jays return from the all-star break on Friday, when they start a three-game series with the Texas Rangers in Buffalo.

Source: thestar July 15, 2021 17:32 UTC